Bible verse

Proverbs 26:1

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.

Proverbs 26:1 · BSB

Proverbs 26:1 in context

The verses around it, from Proverbs 26.

1 Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.

2 Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

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Proverbs 26:1 in other translations

KJV

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

ASV

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.

ERV

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

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